Whilst looking up the name of the little pissing boy statue for my Brussels blog entry I was quite surprised to discover that there is actually one here in Tokyo. It’s on the platform of Hamamatsucho station on the JR … Continue reading →

Last Thursday night I read on the NME website that Radiohead had tweeted a message in Japanese with the words “18.59 on 19 Hachiko Square” which got many people speculating that the band would be appearing the following day (the … Continue reading →

Who would have thought it but this site has made it to its 5th birthday! There will be no big feature here though about the ups and downs or the best moments over the last half decade. Instead I will just … Continue reading →

The Bond franchise is famed for its glamorous locations from around the world but the true home of 007 is in London, mainly due to the MI6 headquarters being located there. As well as the various places used for that role, … Continue reading →

Due to a bout of heavy snowfall and subsequent Eurostar problems I had to cancel my planned trip to Bruges back in December 2009. I wasn’t gonna let the money I’d spent on a guidebook go to waste though so … Continue reading →

I arrived on Belgian soil for the first time in my life after a ridiculously early flight which left Berlin at 7.10am. With an evening seat booked on the Eurostar back to London I didn’t have too much time to waste … Continue reading →